S. Korea New Copyright Law Causes Uproar Among Bloggers and Internet Companies.
South Korea sees itself as one of the most technology savvy countries in the world.
The National Assembly passed the new anti-file sharing provision, suggested by the ruling Grand National Party, following a close vote April 1, despite protests from Internet companies and civil liberties advocates that it could threaten the freedom of expression on the Internet.
Lawmakers also passed another bill backed by the government that would require the strengthening of the users real name verification on all Web sites.
According to the copyright law, the government has the power to shutdown an online message board for six months after the site is warned for a third time and to delete pirated content as well as to prevent its movement.
In addition to the "three strikes" rule, Internet users who repeatedly upload copyrighted content without permission could lose their Internet accounts.
Supporters of the law, including the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), the country's broadcasting and telecommunications regulator, claim that stronger measures are needed to cope with the country's online piracy problems.
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